Replacement feet for unibody 13"

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Replacement feet for unibody 13"

Does apple sell these or do the repair ? Googling suggests you have to get the whole bottom plate replaced which seems a bit over the top. Note this is a late 2009, unibody MBP 13" not the earlier machine. These have the quite flat feet. It's really hard to get it to fit back in again.

Michael

MacBook Pro 13", Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Jun 26, 2010 12:23 PM

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Answer 1

rkaufmann87

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Jun 26, 2010 2:40 PM in response to michael.murray

If the machine is less than a year old unless it was caused by some kind of abuse you might want to look into a warranty repair.

Regards,

Roger

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Answer 2

carl wolf

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Jun 26, 2010 5:33 PM in response to michael.murray

I'd like to know exactly what you did to remove the foot.

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Answer 3

Jun 27, 2010 3:46 AM in response to carl wolf

You and me too! I use it every day. Store it in an STM sleeve. Cycle it too and from work. At home it is used on my lap. At work it is on a stand that doesn't contact the feet. I used it at work plugged into a large screen and usb keyboard. So not a lot of pushing backwards and forwards on a surface which is what I would imagine would cause trouble. I am travelling at the moment. Pulled it out of the sleeve and noticed the foot was still stuck to the bottom of machine but not where it should be. They are very difficult to fit back into the whole for them. I have 1 + 2 applecare so I will see if apple will fix it. The discussions I read on the net suggested that you cannot get that part but need to replace the whole base plate.

Michael

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Answer 4

Jul 26, 2010 9:45 PM in response to michael.murray

Had this issue on my MacBook Pro. Went to the Apple Store today and they said it wasn't covered. Which is weird. Shouldn't it be? I mean, it's a craftsmanship issue, right?

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Answer 5

Jul 27, 2010 12:18 AM in response to rkaufmann87

You might try these. They're for the 15" but it's a complete set (all four). I don't see why they wouldn't work if you replaced them all.

http://www.powerbookmedic.com/Bottom-Feet-Replacement-Set-Macbook-Pro-15-p-17209 .html

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Answer 6

Jul 27, 2010 12:24 AM in response to Jolly Blackburn1

Except I think those are for the old, non-unibody MBPs

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Answer 7

Aug 7, 2010 2:57 PM in response to michael.murray

Seriously, AppleCare doesn't cover these? I have the same problem. First they would just push in from time to time (resulting in the laptop feeling uneven). Finally today one of them just came off. Anyone find replacements?

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Answer 8

KXsig

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310 points

Aug 7, 2010 3:44 PM in response to lawnmowerlatte

Hi there,

The feet - the small rubber piece - I had replaced in my Apple Care Service Provider, the same one that repaired my Mac two times before. I just dropped by, showed the missing spot and they glued a new one. Didn't even registered support at this time.

Good luck.

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